The capital city of the Tang and Song eras

• Du Fu

• Changan

• porcelain

• calligraphy

The Tang poet and civil servant who wrote about the suffering of the common people

• Li Bo

• Du Fu

• Changan

• Yangdi

Art of writing characters beautifully

• script

• Changan

• porcelain

• calligraphy

A fine clay that is baked at high temperatures

• Changan

• porcelain

• calligraphy

• ceramic

The carefree poet who wrote about nature

• Li Bo

• Du Fu

• Yangdi

• Wendi

Knowing it would grow well in poor soil, the Song introduced a new variety of which crop?

• corn

• rice

• silk

• tea

The Chinese discovered that they could use which substance to heat things and make steel?

• coal

• gunpowder

• oil

• wood

In the Song dynasty, the Chinese economy grew when they printed

• books

• maps

• newspapers

• paper currency

During the Song Dynasty, the painting of these was popular.

• harmonies

• landscapes

• portraits

• still lifes

During the Tang period, trade improved because of the reopening of the Silk Road and the opening of

• gold mines

• larger caravans

• new seaports

• the Porcelain Road